Supports for draperies, curtains, window shades and the like



July .12, 1960 F. NEWCOMB SUPPORTS FOR DRAPERIES,

CURTAINS, WINDOW SHADES AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 1958 NTOR F'Zardede I BY v llkwfi1iklm v: i flfl H NH kW HIMMH QUW l I rad/mi ATTORNEY Patented July 12, 1960-.

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' 'This'iinvention relates to supportspfor draperies, curtains; windowshades, and. the like, and it relates more --particularly to. a novel, device. by means-of which the various kinds of brackets used for mounting draperies, curtains, window shades or the like, may be' easily and convenientlyar'ranged for a particular installation, and

. Fig.- 5 is a vertical sectional view, enlarged, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; I I

Fig. dis a vertical sectional .view, enlarged, but with a-conventional curtain rod bracket secured tothe carriage;and.,z e Fig.- 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but with a window shade bracket secured to the carriage.-

subsequently rearranged andadjusted, asmay be desired from time to time. 7

Heretofore, whenever -dra'peries, curtains, window shades and thelike-were to-behung, it was-necessary I to secure the-various specialbrackets' employed'for such purpose, atfthev desired locations, by means" 'of wood.

screws or'nails which defaced the wooden trim, and in some instances the walls. Such damage would, in the course of time, be quite considerable, particularly if any rearrangement or adjustment of the hangingwas required by reason of frequent changes in decorative'styles, or for any otherpurpose f Furthermore, the proper mounting of the aforesaid brackets on the wooden window and door trim, as well as on plaster walls, requires a certain amount of skill,

' and most of the work must be done by an operator on a stepladder, which involves danger of falling, particularly when the same is attempted by persons having relatively little skill and agility. i

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device by means of which the brackets commonly used for mounting draperies, curtains, window shades, and the like, may be properly positioned, shifted, and adjusted by persons of little skill and ability.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character aforesaid, by means of which most of It should, of course, be understood that the descrip' tion and drawing herein are illustrative merely, and that various, modifications and changes can be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of thev invention. I

, Referring to the drawing, in the particular embodiment of the invention therein shown,'the device consists essentially of a rail or track 10, fixedly andpermanently. secured to the wooden trim of a door or window, or to the wall of a room, wherever it is desired to have draperies,

curtains, window shades or the like, and a carriage 11.

at each end comprising a bracket or fixture carrying plate adjustablymounted on the rail 10, the arrangement being such thatthe desired brackets and supports forthe,

curtain'rods or other parts may be mounted on and secured to'the carrying plate 1 1 at any convenient location, priortothe attachment thereof to the rail or track 105 ,The iiiiiio comprises a strip or rod, of metaLwhich I may be of rectangular cross-section, although other shapes may, be used for the rail 10 if desired, providing the top and .bottom surfaces of said rail are'non-flaring, for a- 3 reason to be hereinafter set forth. The rail 10 may be of i any required length, and in the commercial development of the invention the rails will be supplied in various lengths whereby the user may-select a length or lengths suitable for a particularuse and thus obviate the necessity of cutting the same. r v y The rail 10 is provided with countersunk holes 12 I throughwhich wood screws 13 may be passed to be threaded in the moulding or wooden trim of the window or door frame, or in the wall, whereby the rail 10 may be permanently secured at the desired location.

The'carriages 11 are slidably mounted on the track 10. Said carriages 11 may each comprise a flat plate memberhaving ribs 15 on the rear face thereof, said ribs 15 being shaped and spaced complemental to the rail-'10 sothat said carriages 11 may be placed from the front on the rail 10 and thereafter shifted and secured at desired locations on the rail 10. The carriage 11 may the work in the locating and securing of the brackets employed for a particular installation may be done at a] tionwill 'be more readily understood from thefollowing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which:-

Figure l is a top or plan view, certain parts being broken away, of a supporting device embodying the main features of the persent invention, thesame being shown be provided with a longitudinal slot 16 between the ribs 15, ,anda fastening screw or bolt 17 may be passed through the slot 16 and threaded in a hole 18 in the rail 10, thereby to secure the carriage at various adjusted V longitudinal locations.

, I 'heplate member comprising each carriage 11 is prm vided at the ends thereof with a series of pairs of vertically aligned slots 19 by means of which brackets, of any of the desired forms'which are available for hanging draperies,1curtains, etc., may be secured on the carriage at the preferred and selected locations.

For example, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawing, a bracket 20 of a well known available type, commonly used for supporting telescoping curtain rods 22, may be a secured, at the far end of each carriage, by means of with various brackets andcurtain rods attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one end portion of said device with the brackets and curtain rods. removed;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, taken on the line 7 3-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view, enlarged,taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

small bolts 21 passing through the proper slots '19 in' the a carriage.

On the other hand, in Fig. 6 of the drawing there is shown, secured to the carriage, another anddifierent type of curtain rod bracket23,;while in Fig; 7 of the drawing a type of bracket 24 is shown such as is used for supporting a window shade of the roller type; In each of the arrangements shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the brackets are secured to the carriage by means of bolts 21.

It will be noted that, in the use of the device as above 7 described, the-carriages 11 may be detached fro m the Y rail- 10- bytheremoval of the securingbolts- 1-7, where upon the brackets employed'in connection with a particular arrangement may be conveniently mounted on and secured to the carriages ll atthedesired' locations thereon, after which the carriages 11 may be replaced as assembled units on the-rails 10'; at the desired adjusted longitudinal positions, and secured in placeby 'the replacement and tightening of the securing bolts FT.

It will be apparent that in the useof the device of the present invention most of the work maybe conveniently done at safe places; and that in theevent of sidewise adjustment of either or both of the carriages being re-- quired, thi'smay be easily and readily accomplished.

I claim:

1. A support for draperies, curtains, window shades and the like, comprising a rail'to be permanently secured in a horizontal position to a portion of a building struc ture, said rail being substantially rectangular in; crosssection, a carriage at each end of the rail comprising a fiat plat'emember having longitudinal ribs on its rear face spaced andshaped complemental to the rail, said carriages each having a longitudinal slot disposed between the aforesaid ribs, fastening bolts extending through said slots and mountedin the rail to secure said carriages in adjusted longitudinal locations on said rail; andsaid carriages each having a plurality of slots extending therethrough for mounting'conventional drapery, curtain, window shade, and similar brackets on said carriage at de-- sired selective locations, the arrangement being such that the carriages, with the desired bracietsndfimea, and

secured thereon,- may be-frontallyr placed. andmay be fiat plate member having lon gitudinalf ribs on its rear face spaced andshaped-complernental to tlie rail, said carriages each: having; a. :longitudinal ,SlQt. disposed between the aforesaid ribs, fasteningbolts extending through said slots and threaded in the rail to secure said carriages in adjusted longitudinallocations on said: rail, andsaid carriages each having'at-plurality oipairs of vertically aligned slots extending therethrough'tbr'mounting conventional drapery, curtain, window shade and similar brackets on said carriage at desired selective locations, the arrangement being such that: the carriages, with; the desired brackets mounted and secured thereon; maybe frontally placed and: secured at the desiredf longitudinaL location onzthe rail. 7

2,478,014{ Rogers. .'Aug. 2 19 491 

